Sony Ericsson today announced it will launch the Xperia (SO-01B) with NTT DOCOMO in Japan in April 2010. The Xperia runs on 1GHz CPU, has a4" touch screen, a 8.1 megapixel camera and built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. The phone builds on top of the Open OS Android platform and features Sony Ericsson's own Mediascape and Timescape UI. More info:

Signature applications Mediascape and Timescape let users organize everything in their phone in an intuitive way:

Sony Ericsson Mediascape is the smart way to get all the music, photos and videos you want from your favourite friends and artists. It accesses content from everywhere - your phone, YouTube, PlayNow - and presents everything for you

Sony Ericsson Timescape manages all your communication with one person in one place. Browse through your conversations the bright way to check out your Facebook, Twitter, photos, emails, and texts all in one go

The Xperia phone also includes an 8.1MP camera, intelligent face recognition features and the new "infinite button" which guides you through the connected world, aggregating all your interactions with one person into one view.

The Xperia phone for NTT DOCOMO comes with stereo headset and 16GB microSD. For more info or pre-order visit www.sonyericsson.co.jp